The Hazara, a minority group that is targeted by Islamic extremists in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, often live inside sealed-off communities for their own safety.
Inside Pakistan's 'Hazara Town' Ghetto
![An entrance to Pakistan’s Hazara Town, on the outskirts of Quetta.](https://gdb.rferl.org/1635fb47-b7d7-4775-93d9-2feedc0b423c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An entrance to Pakistan’s Hazara Town, on the outskirts of Quetta.
![Hazara boys fly a kite on a hill above Quetta. In recent years a surge in sectarian killings targeting the ethnic Hazara minority has led Pakistan’s security forces to seal off some sections of Quetta -- the capital of the restive Balochistan region -- with walls and checkpoints.](https://gdb.rferl.org/1551e3d1-1783-4aa0-bb80-367458dd3a84_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hazara boys fly a kite on a hill above Quetta. In recent years a surge in sectarian killings targeting the ethnic Hazara minority has led Pakistan’s security forces to seal off some sections of Quetta -- the capital of the restive Balochistan region -- with walls and checkpoints.
![Hazara schoolchildren in Quetta. Most Hazara are Shi'ite Muslims and a frequent target for Sunni extremists.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c455eafa-3c75-4061-8839-dd837a083d0e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hazara schoolchildren in Quetta. Most Hazara are Shi'ite Muslims and a frequent target for Sunni extremists.
![A taxi driver in Hazara Town. The man’s tattoo features the name of a friend who was killed in a bomb blast.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ce7690fb-deb5-4ece-9335-90c63ad7722a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A taxi driver in Hazara Town. The man’s tattoo features the name of a friend who was killed in a bomb blast.